Shoe-heel-attaching means



March 16 1926. 1,577,210

G. Y. EMERSON SHOE HEEL ATTACHING MEANS Filed Sept. 19, 1925 5. QXJflff/JOIQ Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

UNITED, STATES PATENT oF F cE.

GEORGE Y. EMERSON, on nocnnsrnn, new HA PSHIRE.

SHOE-HEEL-ATIAC I IING MEANS.

Application filed September 19, 1925. Serial No. 57,338.

The present invention relates generally to.

shoes and more particularly to means for attaching the heels to the soles.

An important object of the invention is to provide means whereby the heels are attached to the heel portions of the soles without the use of nails, but by the use of fasteners whereby an unskilled person may easily take off the heel and replace another one thereon.

The above object is carried out by an exceedingly simple construction which is strong, and durable, and one which is thoroughly reliable and eificient in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designe 7 I The advantage of my improvement means a great saving in time in the manufacture of the shoes and would permit a person after wearing the heels down on one side, to change the heels so that that which was previously on the right foot shoe, could be changed to the left foot shoe and vice versa, so as to wear the heels down evenly.

Another idea is that the wearer can put on his own heels without sending them to the repair shop. 7

With the above and numerous other objects and advantages in view the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the heel portion of a shoe embodying the features of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the heel portion of the sole, and

Fig. 3 is a detailperspective of one of the nuts.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 1 designates a sole generally having the heel portion 2 which is provided with a plurality of oblong slots 3. When the sole 1 is mounted in the usual manner on the inner sole of the shoe as is indicated at 4, 1t will be possible to engage the nuts shown in Fig. 3 in the slots 3.

Each of these nuts includes a body portion 5 having the threaded bore 6 and a pair of laterally extending wings 8 disposed in opposite directions from each other and mounted at one end of the body. These wings may be passed through the slots 3 and then the nut is twisted so that the wings extend transversely of the oblong slots between the inner sole 4 and the heel portion 2 of the sole 1.

The heel 9 is provided withcounter-sunk openings 10 so that screws or bolts 11 may have their heads counter-sunk therein where the shanks pass thru the openings and are threadedly engaged with the threaded bores 6. It will thus be seen that the heels 9 can be easily and quickly moved or put in place on the shoe and the only tool necessary is an ordinary screw driver.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and advantages of the invention will now be apparent without a more detailed descrlption thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed merely by way of example since in actual practice it ing laterally extending wings at one end adapted to pass through the slots so that the nuts may be turned to engage the wings between the inner and outer soles, a heel, and screws passing through the heel and engaged with the nuts.

2. In a shoe including an inner sole, an outer sole having a heel portion provided with oblong slots, a plurality of nuts having laterally extending wings at one end adapted to pass through the slots so that the nuts may be turned to engage the wings between the inner and outer soles, a heel, and screws passing through the heel and engaged with the nuts, said heel provided with countersunk openings for receiving the screws.

3. In combination, an inner sole, an outer sole, provided with oblong slots, and a lurality of nuts having threaded bores in t eir bodies and wings extending in opposite dii'eetionsitroin one end, said wings constructed and arranged to pass thi ough said slots so that the nuts may be turned to dispose the Wings between the two soles.

In testimony whereofi I afiix my signature.

GEORGE Y. EMERSON. 

